Tinghúsið

Tinghúsið is a public building in , . Tinghúsið is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near the movie theater .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and National Library of the Faroe Islands.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second oldest received church of the , on in the old town of . Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. is situated 140 metres south of Tinghúsið.

Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national library for the , a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. is situated 540 metres southwest of Tinghúsið.

Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic fortress in , the capital of the . is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. is situated 570 metres southeast of Tinghúsið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tórshavn and Tinganes.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Village
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is a village in the . most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.

Tinghúsið

Latitude
62.0108° or 62° 0′ 39″ north
Longitude
-6.77202° or 6° 46′ 19″ west
Open location code
9CJM266H+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43249791
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
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